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Travel Essays

How to Post-Process your Travel Photos in 3 Steps (“Selective Color” Secret)

Today I'm going to show you how incredibly powerful post-processing is and why you'd be a raving-mad hatter not to…

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Review: The Famous McWay Falls of Big Sur

Have you ever seen life thrive while it clings to sheer cliffs that tower high over the planet's largest ocean?…

Ashland’s Lithia Park Review: 7 Rare Glimpses along my Walking Tour

What do biodiversity, perspective-challenging graffiti, and J.S. Bach have in common? As you'll soon see, Southern Oregon has the answer...…

Introducing the Free Byteful Travel Newsletter

Today, I'm announcing something brand-new: the Byteful Travel Newsletter. What's your favorite newsletter? My goal is not to merely rival…

Portland’s International Rose Test Garden Review: Top 10 Unmissable Sights

What would you do if you saw a rose that looked exactly like a Hawaiian tie-dye shirt? You might gasp…

Portland Voodoo Doughnut Review: Bacon-Maple bars & Vegan donuts on the menu!

Would you ever eat a doughnut called "Dirt" that was covered in vanilla frosting and Oreo cookies? Would you try…

Top 5 Portland Sights from a Remarkable Walking Tour & The View from Big Pink

As I said in the previous entry, a unique opportunity presented itself while I was in Portland. A friend of…

A Hitchhiking Failure, Craigslist Success, & Portland’s Welcoming Rainbow

Portland! What a city. So creative, so historic, and so wonderfully weird. And I wouldn't have it any other way.…

New Byteful Travel Shop features Key Travel Inventory & Life-Changing Books

If you watch the navigation bar on this site like a hawk, you've probably noticed that the "Byteful Video" tab…

What is the Most Incredible Aspect of Seattle’s Space Needle? (A Photo Essay)

How often does a piece of architecture transport you across time? On the 58th day of my journey, I visited…